1977年他们在柏林制作了两张专辑《Low》和《Heroes》，并在1979年制作了《Lodger》，这是公认的David三张上佳专辑，尽管其中仍然有很多听起来媚俗的东西，可也包括了更多新鲜和独特的内容。 基本上，David已经尽力在主流和另类之间找平衡了。喜欢他早期歌曲的乐迷们可以从中找到一些久违了的熟悉感觉：灵活自如的怪异。只是，这声音已经不再有年轻时候的热情和亲切，是成熟的，但也是淡漠的。 by Stephen Thomas Erlewine On the surface, Lodger is the most accessible of the three Berlin-era records David Bowie made with Brian Eno, simply because there are no instrumentals and there are a handful of concise pop songs. Nevertheless, Lodger is still gnarled and twisted avant pop; what makes it different is how it incorporates such experimental tendencies into genuine songs, something that Low and Heroes purposely avoided. "D.J.," "Look Back in Anger," and "Boys Keep Swinging" have strong melodic hooks that are subverted and strengthened by the layered, dissonant productions, while the remainder of the record is divided between similarly effective avant pop and ambient instrumentals. Lodger has an edgier, more minimalistic bent than its two predecessors, which makes it more accessible for rock fans, as well as giving it a more immediate, emotional impact. It might not stretch the boundaries of rock like Low and Heroes, but it arguably utilizes those ideas in a more effective fashion.